Academy of Finland advance information
JANUARY 2013

Once a month, the Academy of Finland Communications Unit provides information on coming events. For more information on the events, please turn to the contact persons or the Communications Unit. The information is also posted in the Academy’s event calendar at www.aka.fi/eng.

Science Forum: “Crises – Threats and New Starts”, 9–13 January at the University of Helsinki, Main Building (Fabianinkatu 33).
Science Event “Did you know this? Science in Kamppi” in connection with the Science Forum, 9–10 January at 15–19 at Kamppi Shopping Centre
Theme: language and the environment. The event takes place at the entrance hall. More information: http://www.tieteenpaivat.fi/tp2013/kamppi.html, and Communications Specialist Risto Alatarvas, tel. +358 29 533 5007, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi.

Preparatory workshop for the Research Programme on Learning and Knowledge in the Media Society, Thursday 10 January at 8–16.30 at the Academy of Finland, multipurpose hall (Hakaniemenranta 6, Helsinki). More information: Programme Manager Risto Vilkko, tel. +358 29 533 5136, and Project Officer Ritva Helle, tel. +358 29 533 5023, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi.

Introductory and organisational meeting for the Academy of Finland’s new Board and Research Councils, 14–15 January, at the Academy of Finland (Hakaniemenranta 6, Helsinki).

Academy of Finland Board meeting, Tuesday 15 January. More information: Director of Communications Maj-Lis Tanner, tel. +358 29 533 5114, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi.

Science Break at Oulun Lyseon upper secondary school, 9–13 January. Academy Research Fellow Peppi Karppinen talks about genetics. More information: Communications Specialist Terhi Loukiainen, tel. +358 29 533 5068, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi.

Aila Pirinen
Secretary
Academy of Finland Communications Unit
viestinta(at)aka.fi
www.aka.fi/eng, www.research.fi/en